The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-13
The Empress Augusta 81 Germany has
been under the massage treatment for many


in Rome, Italy, to Winthrop Astor Gambler,
is daughter OF Luther Terry, the artist,
and q halfsister Of F. Marion Crawford,
the novelist:
The niient cold weather has covered the
st. Lawrence over with ice.
The Commercial Bulletin estimates the
December fire loss in the United States and
Canada at $11 200, OOO and the loss dur.
ing lSS6 ut SIG, 600, 900. This is largely
in excess Of previous figures. both as re-
CARDS December and the year.
Justin A. Jacobs died few hours after
his reelection as city clerk at Cam idge,
Mass: 1t was found that he had embez:
zled $4,000 of the city funds. He had
held the Office thirty years.
William Stemmer, proprietor OF the
Montgomery Oil works at Norristown,
Pa, has failed. Liabilities, $50, 900, with
assets covering that amount.
Mrs. Bradley Martin OF New York wears
such a big diamon star on her head that
she looks like q travelling dew drop at even.
ing parties.
The story that Gen. Logan's death was
fastened by morphine and aconite ia de-.
MED.
Charles n. Wheeler OF Willamette, Conn.,,
has been arrested upon a reouisition OF
GOv. Oglesby OF Illinois on q charge OF
grand larceny. Wheeler, who has been a.
member OF banking house in Chicago
dealing in Western farm loans. is charged
with stelling $500 which had been paid to
him. =,
Congressman Scott of Erie is the only
statesman who has been allowed to visit
the president in his bed room during his
illness.
Fire destroyed the Firne block in Fargo,
and the store adjoining. This block was q
ttcr, 81 l~ss- II. Il
story used as extra sleeping rooms Tor the
new Sherman house. The loss is about
$50, 900. with $12, 900 insurance.
J. L. Roy and Paul Douglas, wholesale
and retail jewelers. of Omaha have closed
their store and absconded. They leave Ii.
abilities to the amount of $780, Solo
mon Co. OF Chicago are in for $76O; Elbe
& klinkowstein, New York, 81. 200; Bank
OF Commerce, Omaha. $1,000, and Max
Meyer Omaha, $4,000.
Earthquake in Maryland, but very light
DR.: Blowitz, Paris correspondent OF the
London Times, positively confirms the
truth OF his former statement regarding a
direct alliance between Germany and Rus.
STA. He says: BY the terms OF this agree.
ment Russia binds herself to remain neu-
tral In the event OF n war between France
and Germany, and Germany binds herself
to remain neutral in the event OF war be-
tween Russia and Austria. There is no
doubt OF the existence OF this treaty. One
story is that it was negotiated by the car
and Emperor William through personal
! corresp ondence, and another is that Bis
marck and De Giers contrived the alliance
| by personal discussion. I do not know
which OF these stories is the correct one.
garden, was in the cage of the seahorse
the animal threw him and bit him on
the throat. Brauer died in few hours.
The fire in the Odescalchi palace at Rome
| was caused by the lamps on a Christmas
| tree. All the jewels belonging to the prin.
cess and all the valuable pictures includ.
ing IL small Raphael, and the whole OF a
! splendid collection OF ancient furniture on
the second floor were burned. The loss is
| 81, 900, 900. The palace was not insured
Mr.. Goschen has, it is officially announc-
ed, accepted the Office of chancellor OF
the excheqler. Harrington fully approves
Of Goschen's course, and the latter's adj.
herents say that it is purely as a Liber.
al Unionist that Goschen joins the govern
ment, which relies upon Unionist SUPPORT
for success. Tho Times says: Lord
Salisbury has assured Harrington that
he is trying, with some hope OF sue
cess, to overcome the reluctance OF the
Conservatives to accept Lord Harrington
| 40 ~ HHISCcF. w ullc chamberlain re.
CARDS himself as perfectly loyal to Lord
Harrington he has undoubtedly made over
lures to the Gladstonian party for a re-
| union.
Another disastrous fire has visited Por-
tage La Prairie, Manitoba, and destroyed
the best portion OF the business part OF
the town. The fire brigade being disorgan-
| lied, the inhabitants had to fight the
flames with buckets OF water. Nine stores
|
$4,000
The pope will hold a consistory on the
Goth inst, when he will nominate q mum.
Der OF bishops.
| At the late election in the province al
| Qubec the expenses Of the candidates
ranged from SIT up to $4,000. but in the
| majority OF cases reported the expenses
was kept under 5000.
The empress OF Austria is in failing
| health. She has ordered her stables at
| Vienna. Buda and Goldselloe to be closed.
| Her doctors think she will not be able to
! ride again.
! J. II. Bostwick OF New York has lust Civ
en- $50. 900 to Wake Forest college, North
Carolina.
The suit OF the Union Trust company. OF
New York. against the Nickel Plate for
$40, GOO, 900 has been decided in favor OF
the Vanderbilt interest.
| Mr.. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning, the
earl Of Selbourne, the duke OF Westmin.
lister, Canon Farrar, Prof. Tindall, the arch.
bishop of Canterbury, and others. have
| signed an appeal to the press not to pub.
| lish the details OF divorce and criminal
trials.
The Minnesota legislature completes it's
organization. and w. r. Merriam is elect
! ell speaker OF the house. Mayor Ames OF
! Minneapolis took an oath OF office as gov.
ernor in the St. Paul police court It is
supposed there will be a legal contest.
Charles kinsman, dealer in toys, Chica.
go, confessed judgment on notes aggre.
eating $2O,O6O
Ayoung man named Jungis under arrest
in New York for trying to poison his wife,
Ills father drank the poisoned whisky by
accident and died.
Fire at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, de.
! stroyed $50, 900 worth OF property.
Engineer Del Lyst and Joseph Reid were
killed by boiler explosion at Elwood, Ind.
The republican legislature caucus at Ne.
! vada elected William NJ. stewart as nom,
inee for United States senator. As the
legislature is Republican, Stewards cleo.
ton ia assured.
The Adams ex press robbers, Wittrock
~AAS~ "A NsSho1 "SAC oClCCuCcu Ut OF. LOUIS TO
seven years in the penitentiary for the rob
berry, while Weaver gets five years. Witt
| rock and Haight took their sentences
stoically, the former remark ing 1--WE have
made our beds and must lie in Them" but
Weaver was evidently affected. He plead.
| ed guilty.
W: H. Richardson. of the Peoples Voice,
Baltimore, has been sentenced to two
years imprisonment and to pay a fine OF
$500 for publishing libel on Judge Fow.
Ter OF the circuit court
The eamship Normandy OF the French
line. which arrived at New York, brought
4,4O4, S44 francs. Thetotal Importation
o! gold from Aug. 81 has been $35, 3O4, OBS.
The Pennsylvania legislature met a few
days ago. George Smith (Rep.) OF Phila.
delphia was elected president pro tenn of the
senate, and Henry X. Boyer Rep.) OF PhiIa.
delphi;t speaker OF the house.
Both branches OF the New York legisla.
ture assembled on the 4th James W.
Hustled (Rep.) was elected speaker OF the
assembly.